Mw 6.2 WESTERN TURKYIE on April 23rd 2025 at 09:49 UTC

An earthquake of magnitude Mw 6.2 hit WESTERN TURKYIE, 44 km SW of Esenyurt, Turkÿie on April 23rd 2025 at 09:49 UTC (at 12:49 in local time). Seismological information is available here.

At the time of this report, no victims were reported by local authorities.

More than 270 earthquakes have been recorded since then, and more than 140 of them have been felt by the population.

If you felt this earthquake, please share your experience with us. Your testimony will be useful to update the Intensity map here below, where the felt intensities represent the effects of the earthquake over the impacted area.

Past Regional Seismicity as from the ISC catalogue (1964-2004) and EMSC Real Time catalogue (2005-today)	Moment tensors solutions received at EMSC

A small change in sea level has been locally observed (few cm) following the M6.2 in Turkey. Nothing to worry about, it is not a tsunami just a ripple on the sea.

After a large earthquake, many smaller earthquakes can occur in the area of the main shock. They are called aftershocks and are caused by the adjustment of the crust to the effects of the main shock. Below is a summary of the recorded aftershocks. It is likely that there will be more in the coming days. If you are in the affected area, please remain cautious.

• Map of felt reports

The EMSC collects testimonies from people who felt the earthquake. This information is collected through the LastQake mobile application, mobile or desktop website. The map below shows the testimonies collected by the EMSC for the main shock. Each coloured dot corresponds to a witness observation, which we call a "felt report". The redder the dot, the more intense the earthquake was felt.
By aggregating the reports, we can quickly map the effetcs of the earthquake.

• Curve Intensity / Distance

This graph shows the change in intensity as a function of distance from the epicentre. Intensity ranges from 1 to 12 and measures the observed effects of the earthquake in terms of shaking and damage at a given location. An earthquake is therefore associated with one magnitude and a variety of intensities, depending on where it is observed. For example, we can see that at a distance of 300 km from the epicentre, the average intensity is around 4. Moreover you can notice the general trend that the further you are from the epicenter, the less intensively you feel the earthquake.

The EMSC also collects photos and videos from eyewitnesses. Combined with geolocation, these provide a picture of the situation and damage on the ground.

• Interactive map of pictures and videos